Joseph-Hermas Leclerc

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Joseph-Hermas Leclerc
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Joseph-Hermas Leclerc around 1940
Member of Parliament
for Shefford
In office
October 1935 April 1945
Personal details
Born(1877-07-12)12 July 1877
Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Quebec
Died4 October 1945(1945-10-04) (aged 68)
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s)Clara Messier
m. 20 Jan 1904 [1]
Professionindustrialist

Joseph-Hermas Leclerc (12 July 1877 4 October 1945) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Quebec in Drummond County and became an industrialist by career.

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Leclerc served as an alderman of Granby, Quebec for 6 years, then was the community's mayor from 1933 to 1939.

He was first elected to Parliament at the Shefford riding in the 1935 general election and re-elected there in 1940. After his second term in the House of Commons, Leclerc did not seek further re-election in the 1945 federal election.

1940 Canadian federal election : Shefford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Joseph-Hermas Leclerc 7,83168.24+16.67
National Government Hector Choquette3,64431.76-16.67 [lower-alpha 1]
Total valid votes11,475 100.00

Notes

  1. National Government vote is compared to the Conservative vote in the 1935 election.

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References

  1. Normandin, A. L. (1941). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide.